Alex Salmond’s claims that Scots are more pro-Europe than voters south of the
border receive a boost today from a new analysis showing that most Scottish
constituencies back staying in the European Union.

The results of academic research suggest that an in/out referendum on EU
membership would generate a different result on either side of the border —
which the first minister has said could trigger a fresh bid for Scottish
independence.

Just four Westminster constituencies in the whole of Scotland have a majority
of voters who want to leave the EU. In Angus, 53 per cent want to leave; in